Clark County Today Sports Podcast

Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more

Paul Valencia

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Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

We took an extended break, but we’re back, and we are discussing rumors of a transfer portal in Washington high school sports.

That is not the plan, we assure you.

The WIAA is looking at its transfer policies, and there could be major changes, but a transfer portal is not in the works, according to Mick Hoffman, the WIAA’s executive director. We discuss what is in the works as the WIAA researches different approaches.

We also give a shout out to Skyview softball and Union boys soccer, with a month to go in spring sports.

Plus some breaking news. Well, not anymore. But kind of breaking news with Battle Ground hiring a new boys basketball coach.

And a salute to Union baseball for its Honor Game earlier this week.

The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years.

We lead with high school sports. Then talk college and pro, too. And usually a few light items beyond sports.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.

Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com.

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Clark County Today Sports Podcast, March 28, 2024: Have fun this spring break, a talk about spring sports scheduling, and happy opening day MLB fans.

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Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more.

By Paul Valencia with ClarkCountyToday.com

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

In this episode, we talk about the calm before the storm. It’s spring sport season for high schools, but most teams are about to take a break for spring break. Then it will be time for the stretch run. Oh, and this year will be the traditional spring sports championship schedule. Next year, though, the WIAA is changing the schedule.

We also talk about state football championships returning to Husky Stadium for the next two seasons.

Then we get into Major League Baseball, March Madness, and for some reason, old-school USFL.

The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years.

We lead with high school sports. Then talk college and pro, too. And usually a few light items beyond sports.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.

Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com.

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We recorded this episode a few days after one of the biggest days in Clark County high school wrestling history, with seven state champions, including four from Skyview.

Clark County Today Sports Podcast, Feb. 22, 2024: A salute to wrestling champions and a look ahead to state basketball

Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more

By Paul Valencia with ClarkCountyToday.com

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

We say congrats to all the Clark County wrestlers who won state championships at Mat Classic, including four champions from Skyview. What a night!

We also discuss the upcoming state basketball tournaments, seeding, and yes, the ridiculous RPI announcements from the WIAA that means absolutely nothing. Yes, we touched on that on our last episode, but we returned to the subject because of the confusion that the WIAA allows when posting RPI every week, even though the selection committee does not use the RPI! Stop the madness!

And we recap the Super Bowl, which was a terrible matchup for a couple of us.

The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years.

We lead with high school sports. Then talk college and pro, too.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.

Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com.

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Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

Perfect timing, right? We recorded this episode just an hour or so after Union announced that Steve Pyne is the school’s next football coach.

You know, Steve Pyne, the five-time Oregon state champion coach from Central Catholic. Pyne resigned from Central Catholic to coach at Union? Wow! That was worthy of discussion.

We also talk about the WIAA and RPI and how RPI is just something to get a conversation started. Nothing else. It is not used for seeding purposes toward state tournaments anymore.

Oh, and then we talk high school football scheduling, with the news that Columbia River and Skyview are not scheduled to play each other in the fall of 2024.

And, of course, we have Super Bowl talk. Not a fun matchup for our hosts. We don’t care for these teams, but we will always celebrate the national sport of football.

The podcast format is simple. Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia. Liberatore and Piland are longtime sports administrators. And Valencia has been a sports reporter in the region for more than 20 years.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Email us a subject idea.

Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com.

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The Clark County Wrestling Championships have been called off due to the weather event, and the sports podcast talks about the decision-making process, plus has ideas of other county-wide sporting events, and, of course, we talk Seahawks and Pete Carroll.

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The Columbia River girls soccer program has reached at least the state’s final four for seven consecutive seasons, so we invited coach Filomon Afenegus to tell us his keys to success, plus the sports guys discuss state football title games at Husky Stadium.

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Our sports enthusiasts say congratulations to Columbia River volleyball, Ridgefield girls soccer, and the Seton Catholic football team, plus we discuss proposed amendments that could be voted on by WIAA members, including new rules regarding transfer student-athletes.

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Clark County Today Sports Podcast, Episode 16: Skyview and Camas play a huge football game Friday night as the Storm battle two opponents: the Papermakers and history

Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more

By Paul Valencia with ClarkCountyToday.com

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

In this episode we preview some incredible football games, including the Skyview-Camas battle in the Class 4A Greater St. Helens League.

And we ask: Can a team be cursed in high school football?

There is no doubt that Camas has had the best overall football program in Clark County for the past decade or so. With that said, the Papermakers have not always had the dominant team in this rivalry, every year. In fact, many times, Skyview has appeared to have the upper hand. But at the end of each meeting, it’s Camas with the win. As in, 12 consecutive meetings.

In other key matchups, Seton Catholic is hoping to take down perennial power La Center in a game of unbeatens.

Back in 4A, it’s Battle Ground trying to stay undefeated, taking on Union.

And every game in the 2A GSHL matters.

Beyond high school sports, we also talk about rooting for pro athletes who used to play on our favorite teams but are now playing for teams in the playoffs. When your favorite team does not make the playoffs, do you root for players who used to be on your team?

Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Tony and Cale are experts in administration for high school sports, and Paul has seen a few things in his decades in Southwest Washington sports. Email us a subject idea.

Also, none of us like the name of our podcast. Got an idea for a better one? Email us. (Be nice!)

Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com.

Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more

Paul Valencia

ClarkCountyToday.com

Welcome back to the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

In today’s episode we go over the incident that occurred during the Seton Catholic-Stevenson football game, and how both schools came to a “positive resolution” and expect to move forward.

Plus, it’s Mountain View vs. Evergreen week in high school football. This is the 50th meeting.

Tony Liberatore of Vancouver Public Schools and Cale Piland of Evergreen Public Schools give their thoughts, along with Clark County Today reporter Paul Valencia.

We talk a little pro sports, too. Last chance for the Mariners.

We’re always interested in subject ideas for a future podcast. Tony and Cale are experts in administration for high school sports, and Paul has seen a few things in his decades in Southwest Washington sports. Email us a subject idea.

Also, none of us like the name of our podcast. Got an idea for a better one? Email us. (Be nice!)

Send us your thoughts at: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com.

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LISTEN: The Skyview-Columbia River football game has not been competitive for years, but there are still a lot of pros to playing the game, our sports administrators say; plus some basketball talk featuring the decision of a local standout to play on a travel team this winter.

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The former coaches on the podcast give their advice to new head coaches on how to prepare for the first day of high school football practice, plus we say goodbye to state champion coach Rory Rosenbach, who left Union this summer for a job in his hometown.

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Reporter Paul Valencia and sports administrators Tony Liberatore and Cale Piland talk about high school sports and more.

Here is Episode 11 of the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

We got an email from a reader asking about the budgets for high school athletics departments. In this episode, our experts in the field of sports administration talk about the budgets.

We also gave our opinion on the WIAA moving state football championship games to Husky Stadium.

Oh, and one of us just got back from an incredible weekend at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Another one of us has been to the baseball hall of fame several times. So we talked about the fan experience, of making the journey to see tributes to our sports heroes.

For now, the Clark County Today sports podcast records once every two weeks. We hope you enjoy the show. And if you have a subject idea for a later podcast, email: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com

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Here is Episode 9 of the Clark County Today Sports Podcast.

A high school football coach in Seattle resigned from his position, citing safety concerns when his program was moved “up” a tier and would be facing the giants of the league. Reporter Paul Valencia and former coaches and current sports administrators Cale Piland and Tony Liberatore discuss the situation.

Plus an update on Woodland schools, specifically the sports department, after the levy failed.

And more.

For now, the Clark County Today podcasts records once every two weeks. We hope you enjoy the show. And if you have a subject idea for a later podcast, email: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com

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Here is Episode 7 of the Clark County Today Sports Podcast. 

The sports reporter and administrators welcome special guest Mick Hoffman, the WIAA’s executive director.

Hoffman, a Vancouver resident and a former Vancouver Public Schools administrator, took over the top job at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association beginning the 2019-20 academic year.

Since then, he has dealt with COVID, the state’s reaction to the pandemic, and the return of high school sports, including postseason play.

These days, he and the WIAA are looking into the possibility of major changes to football venues for its championship games, as well as changes to the state basketball format and the potential of venue changes in that sport, as well.

We talk about all these subjects and more with Hoffman. For now, the Clark County Today podcasts records once every two weeks. We hope you enjoy the show. And if you have a subject idea for a later podcast, email: paul.v@clarkcountytoday.com

TODAY: A closer look at COVID-19 vaccines ; Yesterday's State of the County address ; County works to level uneven sidewalks ; Heritage of Hope prepares people to finish life well ; Sitting down with the new Hockinson football coach ; Washougal sees flock of new bird house.

WATCH: Join us at 6 p.m. on ClarkCountyToday.com, Facebook or YouTube for today's local news updates! Watch and find links to these stories here: http://bit.ly/CCT_LIVE_21_04_07

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For the second installment of our new video podcast, “Behind the Stories,” we hear from Clark County Today reporter Chris Brown. Over the course of the past year, Brown has spent many a day covering the pandemic through the issues of case numbers, public health, school closures, community concerns, businesses, vaccines, and more.   

We talk about the unexpected positives, or at least innovations, that have arisen out of the chaos of 2020, and delve into what’s next. Brown shares his perspective as a journalist on how to process tragedy and continue to highlight some of the positives. Get an insider’s look into what it takes to cover a global pandemic from the angle of life in Clark County, no matter the challenges.  

Watch the video version of this podcast above on YouTube, or search for Clark County Today LIVE on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.